SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14017, 24 March 1909, Page 4

SPORTING.

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB.; The Auckland Trotting Club open the three-days' autumn meeting at Alexandra Park next Saturday, when an interesting programme of eight events will ongago the attention of raco followers.; On the follow- : ing Wednesday arid Saturday the programme each day will consist of seven races, but patrons will bo more than compensated by tho [trials against time by Lord Elmo and Specialist. Both horses will in separate trials endeavour to do better than; 2min. 18scc. for the mile, and the one putting up the best performance, should that time be broken, will receive a'purse of lOOsovs. At present quite'a number of experts arc prepared to back the time against the horses. In the two-mile trial, with a limit! of 4ni. 485.. it is considered that Lord Elmo will have no great difficulty in lifting the purse, as he is credited with much bettor time in competition. The doings of "such fine exponents as Lord Elmo and Specialist should attract a large attendance each day, besides which much good v shpuld result to the sport. For some timekiwisti the Auckland Trotting Club has be«h qatting down the limits, and doing a great cKjal towards improving the trotting standard' 'in Auckland. Their latest, move in giving - ' patrons a chance to see the best performers in action should ho much appreciated. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. The Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase will be decided at Aintreo next Friday, when, according to the latest files, a good contest is anticipated. Unfortunately, says a Home writer, the race has been robbed of a lot. of interest owing to tho wholesale scratching of the top-weight Jerry M., Cacklor, and Holy War, the three most promising young jumpers in England. The trio—all six-year-olds— the property of Mr. C. Assheton Smith, and between them cost, that gentleman £7000. Mr. Asshctbn Smith gained fame some years ago as the owner of the renowned steeplechaser Cloister, and it was confidently expected that one of his three candidates would make a bold bid to gain him his second National. In a. communication tci the press, however, Mr. Assheton Smith has stated that he considered his horses ridiculously overburdened with weight, and he has in consequence withdrawn all his entries for tho race en bloc. -. , *;■ , MASTER SOULT NOT SOLD. , The Indian trainer, J. Watson, arrived from Sydney on Sunday in order to complete negotiations for the purchase of tho Auckland Summer' Cup winner Master Soult. On Monday the speedy son of Soult and Lady Hester was inspected, but as the result of the examination tho deal was called off, and Master Soult remains at Ellerslie. It is said that although the colt gallops satisfactorily, he does not impress one so favourably when slowed down. However, there may be very little the matter with him, and should ho train on all right may reward his connections with another good winning turn. Master Soult was given little rest in tho spring and . summer, and a respite should do him a lot of good, for it is questionable whether raco followers have seen anything like the best of him yet.as a performer. ! TARANAKI JOCKEY CLUB'S MEETING. » The s autumn meeting of tho Taranaki Jockey Club commences this afternoon, and will bo' concluded to-morrow (Thursday). Only one Auckland horse, Freevata, is engaged at tho gathering. The most important race on to-day's card is tho Taranaki Cup, the field for which includes the Wanganui Cup winners Kilmarnock and Uhlando, and the Great Northern Oaks candidate Ohantcuse. The horses engaged in the Cup aro »as Kilmarnock Bst 121b, Mahuta Bst 101b, Tan San Bst 91b, Uhlando Bst 51b, Tiptoe Bst 31b, Sir Artegal Bst lib, Vasa Bst lib, Tai toko Bst, Waitapu 7st 121b, Chanteuso 7st 111b, Whetumarama 7st 71b, Belario'7st 21b. A.R.C. EASTER MEETING. , General entries -for the Auckland Racing Club's Easter Meeting will be received up till nine o'clock next Friday evening, March 26. At tho same time acceptances arc returnable for the Easter Handicap, Brighton Hurdles, and Autumn Steeplechase. General acceptances are duo on April 10, when Mr. J. F. Hartland will receive the same up till nine p.m. ■■■'■'■,■'•• '■"'■ BARGAINS OF THE SALERING. / Ma Mio Rosette, dam of the crack Signor, was bred at St. Albans, and is by Trenton from Bonnie »Rosotte, the dam of Mountain King, Scottish King, Bonnie ' Cliiel, Majestic, and others. Ma Mie • Rosette, who was broken but never raced, only cost 350 guineas at the St. Albans sale in 1900. " Dear me," writes " Terlinga," : " what bargains wore obtained at that St. Albans sale! If the same goods could bo offered now prices would at - least ■ be -doubled. Bonnie Rosette, with Scottish King at foot, and Mountain King to come, only brought 700 guineas; Aura, 500 guineas; Emmie, with Emir at foot, .425 guineas; La Tosca, with F..1.A. at foot, 280 guineas Wallace, 750' guineas; HaVoc, 730 guineas; .and I could go on mentidhing them. A few turned out course. Bill of Portland, for instance, wm. riot exactly cheap at 4900 guineas; and *ti&>\ 1000-guinea yearling out of Hortcnse was,a-dead failure. Howevor, very few/ of;tho-ibuyers at that sale have had cause to/ regret their purchases. Mr. James Wilson,, jjun., was unlucky in buying the . imported - 'Ormenus,. but lie struck it rich with Bobadil, the sire of Pendil, winner of the Australian Cup and V.R.C. . Champion Stakes. _ .Tho dam of Pendil was bought for 200 guineas by Mr.-J. V. Smith tfio same day that Mr. Wilson secured Bobadil for 625 guineas." : \ • TURF GOSSIP. v The Waipa races will be held at Te Awamutu next Saturday. Prophecy, by Phoebus Apollo, is to remain in Victoria. The brilliant half-sister to Solution will go to the stud next season.' Epsom Lass, winner of the Fapakura Cup, is in the Easter Handicap at the minimum. Her finish last Saturday was of the game order. .- -^ The Bay of Plenty Jockey Club's annual meeting is set down for Thursday next,' when five events, including the Cup, will be decided. * . ' '- Tan San, Tiptoe, Taitoko, Sir Artegal, Ohantouse, and Whetumarama, Easter Handicap candidates, aro down for engagement in the Taranaki, Cup to-day. Golden Slipper is now favourite for the A..T.C. Doncastcr Handicap, in which she is called upon to carry 7sfc 131b. The ex-New Zealander is getting through good work. ■ . Elysian is going on the right way, arid should be able to hold his own against the visiting contingent when the Great Northern Champagne Stakes is run next month.; It is stated that Mr. A. F. Douglas, owner of Waipu and Merriwai, will visit Australia in the winter with a view to making an attack upon the leading hurdlo and steeplechase events. , . ' Sedition was seen. out last Saturday, when he finished in last position. This running cannot be accepted as true, for it was many removes from he i form shown by the Soult gelding at Ellerslie.. • Stylish, the four-year-old bay daughter of San Remo and Manutako, was numbered amongst the" defunct yesterday. While training at Hastings she staggered arid then crashed into a fence, breaking her neck. The rider escaped injury. ...- -~, .-.. '.'' V ''.:\. ", •'■; Mr. Bidwill's speedy colt t' : Gravitation, who has been off tho scene for some time past, was withdrawn from all engagements at the C..1.C. Easter Meeting on Monday. Evidently the son of Birkenhead will not be persevered with any more this season. Glcnvar and Forth, ex-New Zealanders, won races at Richmond, '.Victoria, last week. Forth, who is the L'ebel-Sleevelink gelding so well known on. local courses, had by his latest win secured three victories in succession. Glcnvar is by Menschikoff— : Mary. ; : , ,- ;- ' The New Zealand filly; Artillerie is pleasing the watchers, in '■ Sydney, where she is put down as being dangerous for the Doncastcr Handicap. On all sides 'she* is voted, much improved in apr>earanco to what she was when racing at Raiidwick: in the spring. . ..,_. > ' Mr. J. F. Hartland, secretary of the Auckland Racing Club,- together with Mr. E. A. Price, will leave for Wellington to-morrow in order to attend; the sitting of the New Zealand Racing Conference, to held on Saturday next. During Mr. Hartland's 'absence, Mr. F. D. Yonge will be in charge of . the A.R.C. secretariate. ,

Ballarafc has been- withdrawn r from both ■', the A.R.C. " Easter .' and ' the 1 C.J.0. ;. Great Easter* Handicaps. . Bobrikoff, . Tumut, Master Delayal, and i Aborigine each claim a good following tor 5 the A.R.C. Easter Handicap. - i ', Paulf:%.; St. Paul— won the prin-' ' cinal evciity the Opunake races last week, ' with Billow .second and ; Royal Youngster. " third. >, ; Champion sprinter Soultline was awarded ' lOst 81b in the OnkaparingaJS.A.) Gup, , 1 and the steadier of 12st in the Hills Railway, , ; Stakes of 5 furlongs. ' Stylish, winner of.the St. Patrick's Han-, , dicap at Napier Park, is a half-brother to ,' the speedy Pink-'un. This useful equine '. is very well at present. \ '. Old Pari tutu is hot likely to be seen out 1 at Ellerslio next month, for a report, to , hand states that; the son of Castor and Yati taghan has broken down badly.. ~ ' Pcndil. winner of the Australian Cup and 5 V.R.C. Champion Stokes, is a warm favour- • ite for the Sydney Gold Cup, in which he [ is exceptionally well handicapped at est 31b. ! Master Fish, who l>elongs to Foxton, is ' by the Ulciiora-bred Swordfish, from Nina. ! Master Fish has done nothing of note so far, but the hard going this 'season has been against him. ... Mr. G. F. Payne, of New Zealand, pur- - chased the bay mare Everlasting in Mel- - bourne on March 4. .Everlasting is by Padi lock—Azalea, and ■ has been served by the , American-bred Caiman. , j 1 /' ' •■' —'. • ■ •■;' , ' ' ; A* yearling colt by Maniapoto—Serf, fc failed to find a buyer at tho Hawera sale ' last month, but has now passed into tho • hands of Mr. J., Goodwin for something ' over 100 guineas. ' V 1 .... : •;;•;.; " Ngapuka, the Egmont Cup winner, was I not produced for the Papakura Cup, and it, i is his owner's intention to keep him for the Easter Handicap, in : which he is handicap- : ' ped at 7st 121b. '. When Pendil defeated Signor. by a head 1 for the V.R.C. Champion Stakes, the three > miles journey was encompassod in sm. 40s. , The first mile and a-half was run in the slow time ) of 3m. 35.. while the concluding mile and a-half occupied 2m. 375. - F. Hill, in Edition to tho yearlings from I Orange and Blue, and Gweniad, has taken - in hand tho yearling full-sister to the wellJ performed Lady Annie. This youngster has f developed splendidly, and all going well, t should earn distinction next season. , , 3 . ' / ' ''::,..':''" v:;^ : ".: " 8 ' Bright Steel was submitted at auction by " Messrs. W. C. Yuille and Co., of Melbourne, " last week, but was passed in at a reservo 9 of 3000 guineas. lolaire was also withdrawn, ■ the reserve not being reached. Lord Car- " lyon was sold for 800 guineas. " It will be remembered that Leonator dis- ? placed a small bone when competing in the • last Takapuna Cud. and ftt the time it was surmised that his racing career had ended. ?■ The big son of Leolantis is now able to stand on tho injured log, but small hopes are entertained of his being able to raoe again. It is seldom, with the exception of trotting horses, that an owner electa to start an.; , animal in successive races, but this was tho J course pursued by R. McMiken on Saturday, *■ when the gelding Explosive, after winning the Papakura Railway Handicap,' was sent " out and captured the next race on the pro- ; gramme, ■• rf.'":.■ •'.%;:> -\\ l [■:,;■ •;:,-•' : L ,_ :•;';•'.' :'■'.: VV.-.i '•'■".'.'.'! The. Avondale "Jockey Club's Autumn » Meeting will eventuate on April 24 and 28, 5 when eight events will be decided each day. } Nominations close with the secretary, Mr. ! " H. H. Hayr, on Friday, April 2,; for the ! ' Avondale, Autumn, "Steeplechase, and Rail- : > way Handicaps., > The Ben Godfrey gelding Ben Jonson is exceptionally well treated in the Brighton ] Hurdles. Besides being able to .';fence pro-.: S ficiontly, Ben Jonson can muster up plenty of pace, as witness his Ohinemuri Cup per- » formanco," when ?he left tho one and ~aquarter miles behind in 2m. 10s. 1 . Celerity, by Seaton Delaval—Monsoon, won a-.race at Melbourne recently, -and her , connection's, landed a big stake. • Celerity is } now seven years \ old, ; and s will be remembered as the smart sprinter :at one time i trained at Mangoro by W. A- Scott. .; TWe is a great strugglo going on be- , twccir Ben Deoley, of Auckland, and R. i Hatch, xof Wellington, for first place l amongst the riders of the Dominion this - season. Hatch at present leads with 59 suc- > cesses, while : Deeley*s '■ trio •of victories 'at ) Papakura. i Saturday, bring his total up . to 51.;"-;, """."; ;\r;.j.. ' $ Wauchope is the only Auckland-owned I horse ; nominated for , the C.J.O. Great . Easter Handicap, ,in which .race ho was , awarded 7st 81b,. a weight : similar, to] his t A.R.C. Easter Handicap impost. No South , Island horse was nominated for the Ellers- , lie meeting. . [ • The rain ' which fell last week was wel- - corned by Auckland trainers, for it took , much of the hardness out of the tracks. ) Now that weights are put for the Easter t Handicap, much interest is being manifest- , od in the training operations of candidates, > and will, be even greater when the '.visitors . from tho South put in an appearance. \ ' H. Barr has a couple of nice-looking young- • stcrs at Mangere, one being by Pukaki from .' Nora, and tho other by Seaton Delaval i from . Orange and Blue. Both are fillies, i and the former ranks as an almost full sister 1 to Glenora, the speedy liliputian. The latter is by Soult, whilo the youngster is by! Pukaki, a son of Soult. , Mr. T. H. Lowry has engaged three boxes . for horses he intends sending up to Ellorslie.at Easter. *It is not know'yet which horses, will represent tho HWke's Bay . sportsman, but it may be, taken for granted .. that the Oaks' candidate Chanteuse will be one, while one of tho others may be a two- ■" year-old. 1 ~' ;." \ [ The Australian sportsman, Mr. J. O'Keefe, i who races under the name of " Mr. J. e'. Stanley." has purchased a portion of the famous St. Alban's Estate. Tho place will Iks mod "for breeding purposes only, and it is expected that the repatriated Autumn and [ the English-bred ' Traquair will bo located there. : ' ; . . ;.■'■ ,-.;' : Docollette, a full sister to' Mr. ,T. Mar- ; shall's mare Pearl Necklet, by Haut. Brion j —Necklet, won the Boxley-Handicap at Mooreficld (Sydney) races on Saturdtiy week Pearl Necklet, it may be remarked, is now ( wing hacked about by her owner. She , is .in foal *?.*»« Auckland Cup and Dcrbv , winner Wairiki. ..-, * _ The' ex-world'* : : champion boxer Tommy , Burns favourite number is 13. Tommy was . S," ~ nt, « Spectator at the Kensington . Park (W.A.), meeting last: month, but indulged in very .little betting. Noticing however, that Grisetto, who was No. 13 on' the card, was ridden by a: lad named Johnson, the number and the name of the rider 1 induced him to invest a little onGrisctte who duly won, and landed the wager. ' ' PURCHASE OF SOULTLINE. { - By .Telcgraph.-Press Association.~ConyrlKht ''. Melbotjkxe, March,23. . Mr, Baldock, who purchased Soultline,* it is believed was acting for the same Indian ■ sportsman who secured Apologue. > i : '<:J,:- : .',—t— —-r— —-~.>:^;' / l' : ;--. I GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB. , [BY TELKGRAPU.— PBKSS. ASSOOIATIOX.] .. KMOOTH, Tueadav. The following: handicaps have been declared* bv A.!'.". - J ' » E Hen s" . ft "-- the o«yniouM» Jockey Club Autumn' Meeting :— ■ . : , •» - 1 ..TRIAL HANDICAP, six ' furlongs.—lto 813 i Sylverie 8.9, 'Coxswain; 8.8, Contingent 8 *,' Helianthes 8.1, Whirlwind 8.3. Ble ss 8 2 Rii- , nanga 8.2, Houyhnhnni 8.1, Silent Member 8 0 The Norman 7.0. . ' Q I'AItOA'HANDICAP, one mile—Silent Member 9.0. North Pole 8.13, Count Gorton 8.9 Ennius 8.13, Nordoff V.12, Appearance 7.8, Balmv Breeze , 7.7, Benzine .7.6. Ahaura 7.0, Oarsman. 7*o - GRKT MOUITI - METROPOLITAN HANDICAP, one mile and a furlong.—Lady Disdain 9 9 Adrin 9.3, Ito 9.1, Trent 8.9, Prism 8.7, Ellerton 8.6' The Libyan 8.6. Investment 8.2, Sylverie <7 9' The Orient 7.8, Tsitsihar 7.8, Ruapehu 7.5, First View 7.5; Vreeland 7.4, Haniua 7.0, * - ELECTRIC HANDICAP, five furlongs.—lto 10 2 Supplemrht-a.ll, Montague 8.9. Sylverie 8 9 Co'ntiiiKent 8.7, Whirlwind 8.5, Hillspring 8.4, Silent Member 8.2, The Nonnau 7.0, Ahanra 6 7 ■ WELTER HANDICAP, seven furlongs'— Trent 10.0, The Libyan 9.9, Investment 98, Prism 9.7, TiUaruwa ~-9 6,'.'.- llelianthes 9.3, Ruapelm 9 3 Coxswain 9.2, Wairarai>a 9.1, Freeland 9.1, Rulianga. 8.13, Blessbok 8.13, Count Gorton 8.13, Benzine 3.0, Quurrv Girl -8.0.. , COB.DEN HANDICAP, six furlongs.— ment 9,3, Silent Member .9.2, North Pole 9.1, Houyhnhnm;;B.B, Ennius 8.1, Imp 7.13, Lubria 7.13, Appearance 7.10, Balmy Breeze 7.9, Ahaura 7.0, Oarsman 7.0. ""■'.' '■•■i, ■■.■': '..-,«•• EASTER- HANDICAP, one mile.—Lady Disdain 9.13. Ito 9:5,. Trent 9.0. The Libyan 8.11, Investment 8.8, Prism 8.7, Sylverie 8.0, The Orient 7.13, ■ Tsitsihar 7.ll,'Contingent 7.10, Freeland 7.7, Bless- ;. bok 7.6, H«nua ; 7.5, Nordoß 6.10. • , i

INTERBROVINCIAL GOB»ir. ■ V [BY TBLEGRAPH.-OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] 1 - ' ■ • ■ '.■ ■■ .:.-.. - ■.".. , WELLINGTON. ■ ■ .■ ■ Tuesday. • The full Bister to Blue Ribbon, P«cli««a ■ by Mr. • St. J. Buckley,; is, : after all, to be Sained by Pressor. She arrived at Ponrua on Friday, and the trainer » very pleased with. her. Prior to leaving .for the , South Mr. Bncklev saw his other new purchase, the full sister to Master : Soult/ She has already been broken in, and proved a Very tractable student. . , To Kainui, who Was recently; sold for 60gns. by his Wellington owners, won ±,au in stakes for his new owner at the lolago Bay meeting/ ■■ ■ , It is exoected that the breeding :of the Wanganui'Cup winner (Kilmarnock) will do fully traced in the next few days. -~-.«_ is considered certain that ho goes back to one of Bruce Lowe's original mares. ' ; The Porirua team for the Taranaki meeting will consist of Tauira, Taitoko, Te Kahurangi, and ' Waimaria. ; Jenkins; will ride Taitoko in the Cup. An effort, was made to. 'secure services of Hatch;for, Te Kanurangi in the Flying Handicap, but lie had already been engaged to ride-genuine. C. Pritchard will take the Soult marc Mon Ami to Taranaki to • compete jn the - sprint events. 'She is usually/a-(bad; traveller, but if she does satisfactorily on the trip should run well in. her engagements. «• , Tho Hon. J. D. Ormond recently disposed of St. Aidan to a Canterbury sportsman. V. Moraghan, - the Riccnrtoii trainer, came, up for the colt on Tuesday, and returned South with him on Thursday night. . .. . The Wanganui breeder Mr. George Currie shipped four yearlings by Field Battery to Sydney on? Friday. They will be entered at tho Easter sales, and their owner expects, on account of their sire's relationship to Multiform, that, they will roalise good prices. As over 600 yearlings already are catalogued for the sale, Field Battery's stock! may .not fetch such'high prices as anticipated, Personally, I do not think it likely that J) leld Battery will ever be the same success- as Multiform, because he was never./ such a great horse, nor is he likely to ever-got such great chances. Still, that may not be the general opinion.- _ ' / ■' ■ The Tre-ntham trainer F. Higgott has been reducing his team during the past couple of months, and shortly removes from Trentham to take the Railway Hotel at the .Lower Hutt. He will still keep a couple of horses in training on the Hutt course. # Mr. Wire Token a, owner of Martcllo, recently purchased .a couple of Menschikoff fillies, which have.-gone into F. Tilley stable at Fordell. ■■ . . J, " , The Karamu hurdle horse Audax - is % suffering from an injured f tendon, and consequently was not started at the Napier Park meeting. . Kairoma was given a run over hurdles on the second day at Napi«r, but was not nearly ready, and finished last. By the time the winter season comes.' round he should abe equal to "the best up to a N mile and threequarters. . . .- A good instance of the value of condition was evidenced last week at * the Shannon meeting in? this district, when jthe Daystar gelding Twinkle? who / was easily;; the bestconditioned horse competing,"* came out and won / three races, ; though he was carrying substantial penalties. . . > The simultaneous ; appearance of the weights for > the, Easter events at Ellerslie and Riccarton caused much interest, as ban- ; dioappers : differ .in regard . to.' their opinion of the merits of several horses. ;i : :.. . Entries for the Trentham autumn meeting were almost beyond expectations, and, provided the handicapper makes a success of -his work, the club f should have an excellent' meeting, for the best class of horses are, engaged in all events. CANTERBURY. ' -/*' ' / • *• Tuesday. '. '/ The; appearance of the ' : weights for the Great Easter and Great Autumn Handicaps will act as -'a,' strong \ reminder of I the 'near approach of ; the .Canterbury Jockey Club's : autumn fixture. During the last few years we have not had many; visiting ; competitors ; for ' these rich prizes, but from present indicai tions ; I am prepared to' find a stronger: representation than usual; ; this; year " of ; North Island horses. A better idea can be formed after Friday, which : is : the general entry day. Mason has entered his team, consisting of Armlet, Miss- Mischief, Sunglow, and Perle d'Or. In the■ case of Perle ;.d'Or,> the sister to Golden Slipper, I am afraid the prospects of a good return for the price she cost are not bright. From/what I pan learn Boniform is doing good work'at Yaldhurst. It remains ; to^W-iwcn, whether he ;,will stand the final 'winding-up gallops, : but ; the,general i hope that ;he will be seen" out in 'the autumn, as his' presence would add to the , interest lin some of the big; events that' are ahead "of us. ! Field Gun registered a fair performance in winning , the Waimate Cup on Thursday, but/it must ;.-. be 'admitted the class of the contestants on Thursday was only moderate:/ ' Miss; Gal, who : won * the: Harvest Handicap at : Waimate,'- is a';" four-year-old sister to Diabolo, by Stepniak—Tortulla. There; is not much of her, .when the company/ is not "too select she is a decent sort. * The latest addition to D. Moraghan's team is -' St." Aidan, ; the three-year-old '; son of Birkenhead—Montdread, who has , been \ purchased by Mr. J. Buckley,; owners of All Red, ; and ; will: later lon be schooled over hurdles. . . '-.:]':•-■;-"•;''■...:;■;'/•;■.;■;.; .':H. Thomson is now breaking ;in a three-year-old T!filly ; : by '^ Pilgrim's :: ProgressCatherine Wheel, who has been turned out since- she was a yearling. j. k Prim ricked one of her joints the other day, \ and is slightly, lame. r Her, trainer is not certain yet as to the extent of the injury, but if the mare is •) not all right 9by the end of ■ this week she will; forfeit her autumn] engagements,? as i Aynsky does not propose to risk permanent disablement. ••■-;AbilityTand- Medallist are in regular work again and look in nice : order to commence i a preparation. Wo are not to see Mr. Lowry's team at Riccarton next month, as : Bobrikoff, Downfall, and \ Mcrriwa have x been - scratched for all engagements. Another withdrawal is Provocation, who was scratched , for the Great Easter Handicap . on, Saturday. WANGANUI. r ' Tuesday. r> The Wanganui sport ho races as "Mr, K. 0 " 6 ", has purchased Merriwai's brother, Cauldron, from Mr. E. J. Watt.' u .°« kcnful of -Waverlcy, ■ has a mare by bt. Paul, out of Sleep (a Recluse mare) in hand. ' Advance claimed two winners at the Warrengate -meeting, /viz.,.; ,Quickmar C and Singer. .The. former lis out of Lady S Spec, and ; is 4 a;three year old of much promise'' He is trained jby J. ; Mackcy, and owned by; Mr. Jas. McKolvie. :•,' F. Coleman ,r : rode yuickmarch, and brought him with A a great rattlo at the finish, just getting his head in tront. :It is evident from the pace She I showed . that he has a lot of dash. Singer '■■ scored; in , the St. Patrick's Day: Handicap, getting home, from a big field. V She HsQ . three-year-old , filly, out of Sing Song and has been trained by W. Price. It is understood ; that she f is;-;now,- to - ; go into Fred lilloy s stable. . Mr. W. H. Churton's gelding Newport, 5& Daystar-Porangi, • ran a : good race in the FTying at AVarrengatc,; and looked all over «■ winner until Quickmarch came * like ;. a flash 111 the last few strides. It is possible ; Newport . would have stalled off the challenge had he not sustained a nasty cut on the leg during the race. - ; ; ; t j-% 01 !. the third year in succession Mrs. Mas*> Bull, jun., has won the Warrengate Cup. 1 irst.it was by the aid of ,Mahce,/then' Bolano, and ■now Research. , Tho Renown : gelding was ridden ; by : his ;trainer,- Frank land, whose vigorous :. riding -had; much 'to do with the. victory. The i committee l . of ; the Wanganui "jockey' Club * decided to have the worst Portion of the..- track (the cornor loading . into -;- the straight ; retorted, .-'and' the work is' now well in hand. Some ; excellent turf has been secured, and there is every reason; to < believe that it will.be fit to race, on -by the time tho steeplechase i meeting comes round ■ ; Tan San is the only,/Wanganui-trainod horse engaged in the Thompson Handicap, though Crueinella also figures therein. It is more- than likely that the half-sister -to Nonctte will visit 'Feilding at Easter, and all going well,, is almost a suro starter in the big mile event at Tronfchnm. The black yearling filly by Field Battery Ratnona, bred by Mr. G. M. Currie, has been brought into town, and placed in W. 1 rice hands to break in and receive her first lessons. , , .